The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton

by Pearson, Karl

• ISBN13: 9781108072403
• ISBN10: 1108072402
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-06-02
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

A controversial figure, Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911), biostatistician, human geneticist, eugenicist, and first cousin of Charles Darwin, is famed as the father of eugenics. Believing that selective breeding was the only hope for the human race, Galton undertook many investigations of human abilities and devoted the last few years of his life to promoting eugenics. Although he intended his studies to work positively, for eradicating hereditary diseases, his research had a hugely negative impact on the world which subsequently bestowed on Galton a rather sinister reputation. Written by Galton's colleague, eugenicist and statistician Karl Pearson (1857-1936), this four-volume biography pieces together a fascinating life. First published in 1930, this second part of Volume 3 includes records of Galton's travels and occupations, and recollections of friends and family. Pearson himself was later appointed the first Galton professor of eugenics at University College London.

Table of Contents

Preface

Foreword

The ancestry of Francis Galton

Childhood and boyhood

Lehrjahre and wanderjahre I âÇô Medical studies and the flight to Constantinople

Lehrjahre and wanderjahre II âÇô Mathematical studies and Cambridge pleasures

Fallow years, 1844âÇô1849

The reawakening: scientific exploration

Appendix

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